This is the moment a farmer rescues a hawk that had got stuck in a barbed wire fence.

The footage, captured on February 8 in Oregon, shows a man cutting the hawk free from the wire using a pair of pliers.

The man gently poses the hawk on the ground and the bird eventually flies away.

The filmer writes: ''We were in the kitchen when Matt happened to notice the chickens scattering in panic around their coop.

''When I went out to investigate I saw the hawk struggling in the fence.

''It was a totally random thing and we were thrilled to be able to free such a beautiful creature.

''Even our cows, chickens and goats were cheering as the hawk flew free.''

Thanks for contacting Cottage Hill Dairy. My name is Brenda and I shot this video of my husband Matt, who rescued the hawk. The hawk had flown into the chicken yard on our farm and dairy in Beavercreek, Oregon and became entangled in the fence. We were in the kitchen when Matt happened to notice the chickens scattering in panic around their coop. When I went out to investigate I saw the hawk struggling in the fence. It was a totally random thing and we were thrilled to be able to free such a beautiful creature. Even our cows, chickens and goats were cheering as the hawk flew free.